html/css help
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- komkrktprod
Hi. client likes work so far...but pointed out the scroll bars on the side/bottom of the images nav section...
i am pretty sure the horizontal scroll is necessary...but the vertical one i would def like to remove.
b4 i get any iframe crits, i didn't know how to accomplish this navigation otherwise...but to that effect i worked out a decent pagination w php so at least my coding is minimal...
the site:
check the editorials link...
http://www.daniellewilliamsny.co…
- ********0
You mean the vertical one is necessary, however, the horizontal one is not.
I'm guessing the horizontal one at the bottom?
The image you are using in the main frame is probably waht is causing the horizontal bar on the top part ... it's just a tinch too big.
- Nairn0
as flavorful says, the quickest fix would be to increase the height of your bottom frame / reduce the height of the content in the bottom frame.
- ********0
Hahah thank you Nairn.
- TheBlueOne0
Why are you using frames anyway?
- Gordy220
Scrollable Divs are the way forward.
- ********0
Scrollable Divs are the way forward.
Gordy22
(Jan 23 07, 07:39)Heh, it's not like they haven't been around seemingly forever too (4-5+ years = seemingly forever to me).
- komkrktprod0
googlin' scrollable div...
that wouldn't b an AJAX thing would it?Its plain css correct?
- TheBlueOne0
It's just plain CSS...
But you might want to try Lightbox (ajax) for the pic display...
- TheBlueOne0
Here's the link for the lightbox script:
http://www.huddletogether.com/pr…
It's easy. You can do it, it'll look better...no frames, and you'll all be valid and shit..win-win really.
- ********0
http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/…
I've used ThickBox for a few projects, it works great.
- komkrktprod0
the first iteration of this site incorporated the lightbox.
my client balked at it. she literally said balk.
i was disappointed to say the least.
how is this:
http://www.agavegroup.com/?p=64
- TheBlueOne0
Just outta curiousity what is the reason for her "balking"?
- komkrktprod0
it was funny actually...because the site was set up simlar to the way it is now...with thumbnails and categories ...
there were no frames... the lightbox I used allowed you to also navigate once the "lightbox" was activated so the user could go to the next/previous images within the lightbox.
she said it was too complicated looking to use. I really think it was the overlay of the div and still being able to see the images underneath which caused the balking.
- TheBlueOne0
"too complicated to use"
*bounces head off table six or seven times.
Oh wait..she's a hairdresser. Never mind...
- komkrktprod0
precisely.
But with that said, her day rate is something like $1400/day, so maybe I should have went to hair school myself...
- ********0
*bounces head off table six or seven times.
TheBlueOne
(Jan 23 07, 08:23)Heh yea, I'd try to reinforce the ease and simplicity that using something like that actual enforces.
Perhaps not like a "just use it because it's better", give her some examples as to why it would be with your original version.
She's a hair dresser, yes, but that is her profession. She is also the client, but the client also needs you to look out for their best interest on matters they may not know about (people who actually use computers), and more often or not would like explanation behind work as opposed to just finished product sometime.
Lose the tech-geek talk and talk in terms of 'beauty' almost to get on her level as to which design is better (in your opinion of course, if you want to go this route by all means go ahead ... this is as always my two cents, haha).